The Centre manages substantial instrumentation resources appropriate for the contemporary study of biomolecules and natural products, and has led to Macquarie University being recognised nationally as a centre of excellence for biomolecular analysis.

The Microscopy Unit contains a range of modern imaging equipment, as does the CNBP, such as the Atomic Force Microscope, light microscopy, electron microscopy, confocal microscopy, histology and digital image capture.

Built in 1999 and housing a wide range of experimental programs the facility provides a basis for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in biology, and research in national and international collaborative programs.

This new state of the art facility will host two solution-state instruments (Bruker AVII 600 MHz NMR Spectrometer (Narcissus) and Bruker Avance DPX 400 MHz NMR Spectrometer (Echo)) and a parahydrogen generator, used to produce hyperpolarised substrates.